TY  - BOOK
AU  - Chirovici,Eugen O.
TI  - Rumors That Changed the World: A History of Violence and Discrimination
SN  - 9781498500845
AV  - D10.C475 2015 
U1  - 909 
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Blue Ridge Summit
PB  - Lexington Books/Fortress Academic
KW  - Rumor - History
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - Intro -- Contents -- Argument -- Chapter One: The Number of the Beast -- Chapter Two: The Bloody Road to Redemption -- Chapter Three: Bankruptcy and the Stake -- Chapter Four: Five Centuries of Rumors -- Chapter Five: Violence and Fear -- Chapter Six: A Rumor Brings a Kingdom to Ruin -- Chapter Seven: When Diamonds Are a Girl's Worst Enemy -- Chapter Eight: Too Loud to Be True -- Chapter Nine: Jack the Ripper -- Chapter Ten: Cannons and Rumors -- Chapter Eleven: The Night When They Attacked America -- Chapter Twelve: The Death of Democracy Is Greeted with Applause -- Chapter Thirteen: The Birth of a Mythology -- Chapter Fourteen: The Dictator Who Didn't Have Gold Taps -- Chapter Fifteen: Murderous Rumors -- Chapter Sixteen: A New Witch Hunt -- Afterword -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
N2  - Rumors that Changed the World explores the social and cultural impact of rumor from Antiquity to the mid-1990s, examining it as one of the most important contributing factors to violence and discrimination. The book is aimed at a wide range of scholars interested in history, psychology, communication, sociology, anthropology, and politics
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